Whip-socket.



J. A. MUSGROVE, JR. WHIP SOCKET.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1908.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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AssIGIvon or ONE-HALF T0 GAMM VIRGINIA.

- UNITED STATES an, or Non'roiv, VIRGINIA, H. PATTESON, or NORTON,

JAMES A. MUSGROVE,

WHIP-SOCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 29, 1908. Serial No. 455,293.

the butt portion of a whip, thereby allowing the holder to be used as an ordinary whip socket, the whip 8 being inserted and out locking the same. The

withdrawn with said bolt is further provided with an oper- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns A. Musenovn, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Norton, in the county of \Vise and State of Virginia, have invented new an useful Improvements in Vhip-Sockets, of ating head 9, said head being formed wit which the following is a specification. a down standing lug 10, adapted to contact This invention relates to improvements in with the laterally projecting pins 11, sewhip-sockets, and has for its object the procured to the outer wall of the holder 2, and vision of novel means wherein a whip can allowing only partial rotation of the bolt. be retained within the socket and be pre- Mounted upon the trunnion 6, is a ratchet vented from becoming lost or stolen. 12, adapted to cooperate with the spring- Another object of the inve tion is to propressed dog 13 for positively locking the vide a whip -socket comprising a tubular portion 7 into engagement with the butt member havin a lockin element secured portion of the whip 8, said dog being sethereto, said element having a bulging porcured to the inner face of the removable tion extending approximately the lengt cover 14.. Mounted upon the shank 5, and thereof, a ratchet wheel carried by the lockabutting against the operating head and ing element and a dog secured to the tubular outer wall of the holder, is a coil spring 15, member and adapted to engage the ratchet, the purpose of which is to throw the lug 1O 7 5 whereby the whip is securely locked and a wn When the dog 13 is raised. key is necessitated to unlock the dog, which In operation 0 thedevice it is desired to in turn allows the bulging portion of the state that the bulg'ng portion 7, of the locklocking element to fly back and permit the ing bolt 4, is so disposed in the holder 2, whip to be withdrawn. that when an attempt is made to take the WVith the above and other objects in view whip 8 out of the socket, the bolt 4, will be the invention consists in the novel construcrotated and the portion 7 will have a tendtion, and arrangement of parts which will ency' to bind tighter to the whip. hen debe hereinafter more fully described and siring to release the whip from the holder claimed. 2, a key is inserted in the key-hole 16, throw- 8 These and other objects may be attained ing the dog out of engagement with the by means of the construction illustrated in ratchet. the accompanying drawing, in which From the foregoing description taken in Figure 1 is an elevation, with the cover connection with the accompanying drawing, removed to illustrate the whip locking memthe construction and mode of operation of ber. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, part y in the invention should be clearly understoo section with the cover applied thereto, and without a further extended description. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view 0 the Changes in form, proportions and minor locking member. details of construction may be made within Referring to the drawing for a more parthe scope of the claims without departing ticular description of my invention, the from the spirit or sacrificing any of the adnumeral 1 designates the whip socket comvantages thereof. prising a holder 2, said holder being formed Having thus described the invention what with a bulging portion 3. Mounted in the is claimed as new, is 2'- bulging portion 3 and disposed transverse 1. A whip socket comprising a holder, a therein is a locking bolt l. The said bolt bolt disposed transversely in said holder and comprises a shank 5 and a trunnion 6. Disformed with a bulging portion, said socket osed intermediate the ends of the shank having secured therein a spring-pressed dog, and trunnion is formed a bulging offset porsaid bolt carrying a ratchet adapted to cotion 7 adapted to engage the butt of a whip operate with said og, an operating head on and securely bind the same within the said bolt provided with a lug, and means holder. The purpose of having the bolt laterally projecting from said socket adapted arranged in the bulging portion 3 is that to contact with said lug for permitting the ofiset or bulging portion of the locking partial rotation of the bolt. bolt may be turned out of engagement with l 2. A whip socket comprising a holder, a

bolt disposed transversel formed With a aving secured sai bolt carry operate With sa said bolt provi ally projecting contact With sa rotation of th bulging therein a s y in said holder and portion, said socket pring-pressed dog, ing a ratchet adapted to co 1d dog, an operating head on ded With a from said s id lug e bolt, and

lug, means laterooket adapted to for permitting partial means abutting against. the Wall of the h down when s In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAM

lVitnesses ES A. MuseRovE, JR.

MINERVA J OHN,

ORABTREE. 

